Director Abbas Tyrewala recalled how he pitched an idea for Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na sequel to producer Aamir Khan, who upon hearing it, shot it down.
Imran Khan’s smashing debut, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na co-starring Genelia D’Souza, enjoys a cult-following and is still fondly remembered for the lead pair’s mushy chemistry. It’s one of the few Bollywood rom-coms that never fails to entertainer.
While fans of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na have been eagerly waiting for its sequel since the film dropped in 2008, director Abbas Tyrewala who helmed the Imran-Genelia starrer, recently shared that shared how he had pitched Aamir Khan, who was the producer of the film, his idea for a sequel. However, the actor upon hearing it, called it the ‘stupidest thing’ ever and turned it down.
In a chat with the YouTube channel of Cyrus Says, Abbas shared, “I don’t know if I am allowed to say this. Mr Aamir Khan is rather sensitive about what should be spoken of and what not but shortly after Jaane Tu, I came up with an idea for the sequel. Even I wasn’t sure if I was joking or not.”
He continued, “I took it to Khan saab and I told him that the film starts with Jay and Aditi living separately. They are separated and Jay has an affair with Meghna. Aamir said ‘I don’t care who makes the sequel to Jaane Tu, it will never be you. He said this is the stupidest thing.”
According to Tyrewala, his idea for the sequel made perfect sense in his head because ‘that’s how life occurs.’
“After all that romance, what will happen is that they will get sick of each other, they will want to get divorced, he will be drunk somewhere, he will meet Meghna and he will end up… So to me, Jay and Meghna have a scene and Jay and Aditi split up as a result and how they don’t split was supposed to be the story. Aamir said, ‘Never refer to this movie again. Thank God you directed just one, never refer to it again,'” he shared in his interview.
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na revolves around two best friends, Jai (Imran Khan) and Aditi (Genelia D’Souza) who despite being a perfect couple, search for love for each other. The songs of this coming-of-age romantic comedy are composed by AR Rahman.
